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Rock Band Teams Up with Crüe Fest Adding New Tracks to Download Catalog

Harmonix and MTV Games announced today the additions of Mötley Crüe, Buckcherry,Sixx:A.M. and System of a Down tracks to the Rock Band Music Store catalog of downloadable content. Available August 5 in celebration of Crüe Fest, the 40+ city rock extravaganza featuring Mötley Crüe, Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Sixx:A.M. and Trapt, the Rock Band Music Store will have a 30-day, .99¢ price point to purchase Mötley Crüe's "Face Down in the Dirt, Buckcherry's "Rescue Me" and Sixx:A.M.'s "Life Is Beautiful." Earlier this year, Rock Band teamed up with Crüe Fest for the length of the tour mobilizing fans and players to participate in the Rock Band Second Stage Experience. Gaming enthusiasts compete for the chance to play the game onstage as opening acts of the headliners, win backstage passes to the Rock Band VIP area, score meet and greets with artists on the tour and play Rock Band backstage with Crüe Fest artists.

Having sold more than 85 million albums, global rock superstars Mötley Crüe add their second track to the download catalog with "Face Down In The Dirt," #1 Independent Album, Saints of Los Angeles, the band's first with the original lineup in more than 10 years. The first single, "Saints of Los Angeles," was the first new track to debut at the Rock Band Music Store. "Face Down In The Dirt" is available for .99¢ (80 Microsoft Points for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft).

Sixx:A.M. contribute their first single, "Life Is Beautiful," from their debut album, The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack, the gripping complement to Mötley Crüe cofounder, songwriter and bassist Nikki Sixx's harrowing autobiography Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star (MTV Pocket Books/Simon & Schuster). "Life Is Beautiful" is available for .99¢ (80 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360).

Multi-platinum, Grammy nominated rock act Buckcherry make their Rock Band debut with "Rescue Me," from their forthcoming fourth studio album Black Butterfly. "Rescue Me" is available for .99¢ (80 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360).

System of a Down make their Rock Band Music Store debut with "B.Y.O.B.," the Grammy Award-winning song and the first single released from SOAD's fourth album Mezmerize, and fan-favorite "Toxicity," (ranked #14 on VH1's 40 Greatest Metal Songs) from the Toxicity album. "Toxicity" and "B.Y.O.B." are available for $1.99 (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) each.

The first Crüe Fest pack was released at the beginning of June to coincide with the launch of the tour. Including songs from Mötley Crüe ("Down At The Whisky"), Papa Roach ("Time Is Running Out") and Trapt ("Who's Going Home With You Tonight"), the pack has enjoyed great download success. Trapt's latest CD, Only Through The Pain is also out on Tuesday, August 5th.

With the addition of these tracks there are now more than 200 tracks available to date via disc and download purchase (complete list of tracks at http://www.rockband.com/dlc). Rock Band continues to fly off shelves and satisfy music fans and gamers' voracious appetite for rock as more than 15 million downloads have been purchased since its launch on November 20, 2007. The Rock Band Music Store allows players to preview and purchase downloadable individual music tracks and packs from the vast selection of offerings available to date without ever leaving the game as they build their own custom Rock Band library.

Rock Band allows online play and features that expand the boundaries of music gaming. Rock Band downloadable content is playable and integrated into setlists in all game modes including: Solo Tour, Band World Tour, head-to-head competition either locally or online, and from any Quickplay mode. In order to play downloadable content for head-to-head matches or multiplayer online, all players must own the same downloadable track. Downloadable content for the Xbox 360 is available for purchase via Xbox Live Marketplace using Microsoft Points and is downloaded directly to the Xbox 360 hard drive. Downloadable content for the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system's version of Rock Band is available for purchase on the PlayStation Store through the free PlayStation Network and is downloaded directly to PlayStation 3 system's built in hard drive.

On June 30, Harmonix, the world's premier music video game company in the world, and MTV Games, announced the release of Rock Band 2 this coming September. The groundbreaking music platform that forever changed the face of music video games is committed to taking gaming to the next level with the evolution of the franchise. Rock Band 2 will make its debut on Xbox 360 and have an exclusive launch window in North America. Rock Band 2 will be available for additional platforms later this year. Rock Band is rated "T" for Teen (lyrics, mild suggestive themes) by the ESRB.

For more information on Rock Band and Harmonix Music Systems please visit www.rockband.com and www.harmonixmusic.com.

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About MTV Games

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About Harmonix Music Systems, Inc

Harmonix Music Systems, Inc., based in Cambridge, MA, and established in 1995, is the leading developer of groundbreaking music-oriented videogames. Harmonix was founded by Alex Rigopulos and Eran Egozy, who formed the company to invent new ways for non-musicians to experience the unique joy that comes from making music and have pioneered music and rhythm gaming in the US. For more information please visit: www.harmonixmusic.com.

About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City, California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software company. Founded in 1982, the company develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide for video game systems, personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS™, EA™, EA SPORTS Freestyle™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2007, EA posted revenue of $3.09 billion and had 24 titles that sold more than one million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com.